roadblocked

past tense of roadblock

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roadblocked
Verb
  • Luis Suarez’s first pass near the back line was blocked back to him.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Messi got at the end of a through ball in the box, was one-on-one with Vozinha, and the keeper blocked the legend’s shot with his mid-section.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Farmington Hills police say the approximately 33-year-old suspect barricaded himself in a bedroom.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • The Parliament building was barricaded and businesses were closed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Tuesday night’s showdown with Ecuador was delayed by an hour because of lightning.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • First, a five-year closing process delayed the project, which was supposed to be completed by 2021.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the region’s oil and gas, was effectively blockaded since the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran in late February.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 25 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, Lord Corlys Velaryon and his fleet have the city blockaded, while Team Black commands from Dragonstone and Daemon battles in the Riverlands and Aemond broods on the throne, which he’s taken from his maimed brother.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Twenty-six people were detained and six of them were arrested on outstanding warrants.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • The Dodge Durango driver fled after the fatal collision and has not been arrested.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • Even as the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence − a celebration of the founding of the world's oldest modern constitutional democracy − most Americans are mired in dissatisfaction with the nation's present and pessimism about its future.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Afghanistan is currently mired in a deep ‌humanitarian crisis.
    Reuters, NBC news, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • For ordinary users, this means more personal information is collected, passed through more systems and retained in more databases, all in the name of preventing crime.
    Susie Violet Ward, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Under the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act of 2004, at least 80% of the entrance fees paid onsite must be retained and used at the national park where the fees are collected.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Over a century later, the Himalayan blackberry has spread far beyond the modest backyard bounds its importers envisioned, opting instead to take over indiscriminately and displace the native trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus) in the process.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 June 2026
  • What The $10 Million Cap Changes At the old $1 million ceiling, operational risk was bounded by the dollar amount.
    Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
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“Roadblocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocked. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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